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Agriculture is a very important part of the area. Agriculture depends on water and we all depend on it to eat.
What do we use barely for? Baby food, beer and horse food.
What
is alfalfa used for? Alfalfa is used to grow hay to feed animals. You
can see small bales, large bales and round bales in the fields.
Do you cry when you cut onions? Onions are mostly water. Onions don't store very long, but they are very healthy food.
What
do we use potatoes for? French fries and potato chips! Is there only
one kind of potato? No, there are many kinds of potatoes, even blue
potatoes!
Do you like sugar? Where does sugar come from? Sugar beets have leaves and a big root called "beet."
What are some uses for corn? Sweet corn, creamed corn, etc. Bacon, eggs, steaks and many other animal and industrial products can also be used for "biofuel,"
By feel, students try to distinguish between corn, beans, wheat, barley, oats, grass seed, alfalfa seed and carrot seed.
To learn more about Malheur County Crops, Click HereThe Owyhee Watershed Council's educational
activities are supported by the
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.
For further
information please
contact:
Adena
Green
Owyhee
Watershed Coordinator
(541)
372-5782
agreenowc@qwestoffice.net
Malheur Agricultural Experiment
Station
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